AP Government Final Exam Questions And Verified Correct Answers Graded A+.
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AP GOVERMENT
alien - correct answer a resident born in or belonging to another country who has not acquired citizenship by naturalization.
Have fundamental rights and constitutional rights, lack *Political rights*.
Resident _____ cannot vote, run for office, travel freely, or serve on juries. They a...
alien - correct answer a resident born in or belonging to another country who has not acquired
citizenship by naturalization.
Have fundamental rights and constitutional rights, lack *Political rights*.
Resident _____ cannot vote, run for office, travel freely, or serve on juries. They also must report their
whereabouts to the government.
demakratia - correct answer A direct democracy where the people make the policy themselves.
classical republicanism - correct answer Early theory of democracy that holds that the best kind of
government is one that promotes the "*common good*" and the welfare of an entire society.
Its characteristics include civic virtue, moral education, and small, uniform communities.
Philosophy is based on the fact that man is inherently teachable and trainable.
Code Law - correct answer French. Detailed lists of rules and regulations leaving little room for
interpretation.
Examples: Tax codes and dress codes.
Advantages: predictability and fairness
Common Law - correct answer British. Law based on tradition
In the US, it is known as case law-- the use of past court decisions to articulate current solutions.
,bicameralism - correct answer Legislature with 2 chambers one upper (Senate) and one lower (House
of Representatives).
Bill of rights - correct answer Listing of protections from government. Placing this in the constitution
makes it possible for our courts to be a check on the legislature. Helps to develop the habits and
appreciation to become part of whom we are.
Natural Law - correct answer A principle/body of laws considered as derived from nature, right
reason, or religion and as ethically binding in human society. *Laws above man*
mixed government - correct answer A form of government that integrates elements of democracy,
aristocracy, and monarchy. Britain is a prime example.
Natural Rights - correct answer Rights inherent in human beings, not dependent on governments
which include life, liberty, and property. The concept was central to English philosopher John Locke's
theories about government and was widely accepted among America's founders.
State of nature - correct answer Where there are no formal laws or government. The laws of nature
govern people; laws are determined by people's innate moral sense.
Social contract - correct answer An agreement where we give up some of our absolute freedom and
get something in return
Separation of Powers - correct answer Madison; A feature of the Constitution that requires each of
the three branches of government—legislative (Congress), executive (president), and judicial (courts)—
to be relatively independent of the others so that one cannot control the others. Power is shared among
these 3 institutions.
Congress - correct answer --Holds the purse strings of government and must approve presidential
appointments
--Can pass laws over the president's veto and can impeach the president and remove him or her from
office.
--Upper House confirms the president's nominations. Can impeach judges and remove them from office.
Supreme Court - correct answer Has the right to check the other branches through judicial review:
the right to hold actions of the other 2 branches unconstitutional.
The pinnacle of the American judicial system. The Court ensures uniformity in interpreting national laws,
resolves conflict among states, and maintains national supremacy in law. It has both original jurisdiction
and appellate jurisdiction, but unlike other federal courts, it controls its own agenda.
Checks and Balances - correct answer Madison; A feature of the Constitution that limit government's
power by requiring that power be balanced among the different governmental institutions. These
institutions continually constrain one another's activities in order to avoid abuse of power by any one
branch.
Federalism - correct answer A system in which power is divided between the national and state
governments. Each government has its own sovereignty and the national and state governments work
both independently and interdependently.
Iron Law of Oligarchy - correct answer Robert Michaels: due to human nature, people will fight for
power until we have an oligarchy. Power will land in fewer and fewer hands.
explicit contract entrance - correct answer point in time where one is in/not in; oath; signing a
contract (i.e. naturalized citizen)
implicit contract entrance - correct answer born into it. Chosen by default (i.e. citizenship)
tacit contract entrance - correct answer no rite of passage--over time you are accepted along with all
the benefits and consequences (i.e. making friends)
Democratic Theory - correct answer A theory about how a democratic government makes its
decisions. According to Robert Dahl, its cornerstones are:
, 1) Equality in voting - 1 person 1 vote
2) Effective participation -- citizens must have adequate and equal opportunities to express their
preferences throughout the decision making process
3) Enlightened understanding -- a democratic society must be a marketplace of ideas; free press, free
speech; citizens must be able to understand issues
4) Citizen control of the agenda-- Citizens should have the collective right to control the government's
policy agenda
5) Inclusion-- the gov't must include, and extend rights to, all those subject to its laws. Citizenship must
be open to all.
Magna Carta - correct answer --Beginning of English Constitutionalism in 1215. Rule of Law and
limited government emerge.
--Rule of Law: Principle of law applies to everyone, even those who govern.
--2 ways to limit government are outlined in this document.
1) *Parchment barriers*: writing down of rights -- protection from government. Increases likelihood of
respecting those rights.
2) *Constitutional mechanism*: cannot limit vice to limit virtue, but one must limit vice with vice.
Madison, "Ambition must be used to counteract ambition..." The secret of good government is
"balanced" government.
Enlightenment - correct answer Concepts such as freedom from oppression, natural rights, and new
ways of thinking about governmental structure came straight from _______ philosophers such as Locke.
Montesquieu's idea about the balance of power between three branches of government.
Popular Sovereignty - correct answer This principle states that the source of governmental power lies
with the people. This belief stems from the concept of the social contract and the idea that government
should be for the benefit of its citizens. If the government is not protecting the people, it should be
dissolved.
Flexibility - correct answer Idea that the Constitution has the ability to be changed over time.
Formal change: amendments
Informal change: Change what the constitution means without changing the words (i.e. Does
commander in chief mean the same thing it does today as it did during George Washington's time?)
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